![]() ![]() The internet can be a great resource for primary source documents, like these letters written to the Defender–a paper read by Nellie Lee’s father. Suggested Delivery: Independent reading with support in guided reading groups Key Words: historical fiction, Chicago, great migration, diversity, race riot of 1919 It also deals with the race riot of 1919 in Chicago, placing Nellie Lee as a witness to the events that set it off. The book chronicles one fictional girl’s experience in the Great Migration of 1919, and deals with subjects like lynching, the women’s vote, the rise of jazz clubs, and divisiveness in the black community in Chicago. After her uncle mysteriously dies on the way back from military duty, Nellie Lee’s father decides to move the family to Chicago, where many other black families from the South are settling, and where his brother (Nellie’s Uncle Meese) already lives. ![]() ![]() Summary: Nellie Lee lives with her parents, her sister Erma Jean and her extended family in Bradford Coners, Tennessee. Reading Level: Grade level Equivalent: 6.5 Title: Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North ![]()
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